A patient fell face-first onto the floor and has a superficial scraping injury on the chin where skin was rubbed away. This soft-tissue injury is termed:

Correct answer: A. Abrasion

• A. Correct. An abrasion is a superficial wound from friction/scraping that removes the outer skin layers.
• B. A laceration is a tear/cut through tissue, not a surface scrape.
• C. A contusion (bruise) is bleeding under intact skin from blunt impact.
• D. An avulsion is full-thickness tearing-away of tissue.